This salad is the essence of summer: crisp greens tossed with a zingy, fresh tomato vinaigrette, garnished with sweet corn and served with grilled zucchini skewers.
It’s the kind of summer salad – fresh, simple, light, and hugely flavorful – that you can eat every day, and yet always want more of. It satisfies the taste buds while satiating the appetite.
Bon appétit!
Boston Lettuce with Corn, Fresh Tomato Vinaigrette and Grilled Zucchini Skewers
serves 4
active time: 30 min
- 2 ears fresh corn
- 2 baby zucchinis (8” long)
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 large Boston lettuce (1 lb) (454gr) – thoroughly rinsed, spun dry, leaves torn in 2” pieces
- 1 recipe fresh tomato vinaigrette
- 12 – 5” long bamboo skewers
- Step 1: Grill the corn as per this recipe, or shuck the ears and boil the cobs in a large pot of salted water for 2 minutes. When the corn is cool enough to handle, slice the kernels off the cob with a serrated knife. Set aside.
- Step 2: Trim both ends of the zucchinis, quarter each zucchini lengthwise and cut in 1/2” pieces. Place the pieces in a large bowl. Drizzle with the oil and sprinkle with the salt. Toss well with your hands until the pieces are well coated with the oil. Thread 4 pieces on a bamboo skewer. Repeat until all the pieces have been used. You should have 12 skewers.
- Step 3: Pre-heat gas or electric grill or griddle to high heat. Grill the zucchini until charred. Remove from grill or griddle and place on a tray to cool slightly.
- Step 4: Place the salad pieces in a large bowl. Toss with two-thirds of the vinaigrette. Spoon the salad in bowls. Sprinkle with the corn kernels. Top each salad with 3 grilled zucchini skewers. Serve with the balance of the vinaigrette on the side to drizzle on top of the grilled zucchini.
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Viviane’s Tips
Shaving kernels off a corncob can be tricky. The kernels tend to fly all over the place. So I hold the cob in a large bowl and slice the kernels off with a serrated knife. The kernels will end up in the bowl rather than on your kitchen counter… or on your kitchen floor!
Tear the lettuce leaves with your fingers rather than cutting them with a knife. It’ll prevent the edges from getting brown. For a more refined salad, discard the tough center ribs.
Disclaimer: As always, my point of view is my own. I do not accept samples, and have no commercial relationship with any product, food or wine company.
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Hi there, Its always fun to see ur delish recipes. And this one is just looking amazing. I am so tempted to make it on my isle some day pretty soon. Enjoy your weekend. It is looking so good with all the lovely pictures and write up as well. I have been here after a while but enjoyed scrolling through your rest of the wonderful recipes. Have a wonderful week ahead. Thanks for sharing awesome recipes.
Best Regards, Sonia !!!
Thank you so much Sonia! I wish you a wonderful… and delicious weekend too!
Delicious recipe, Viviane. I am especially intrigued with the fresh tomato vinaigrette!
Kiran, thank you for stopping by and for your kind words. The tomato vinaigrette is intriguing for sure… and, I promise, most delicious.
This is simply gorgeous :) And I’m so glad you mentioned this mizuna salad. One of the local farms is selling fresh mizuna and I had zero idea what to do with it!
Enjoy the mizuna Parsley Sage! I just planted some more in my garden for a fall harvest…
The zucchini skewers are so pretty on top! I have some fresh corn to use this weekend, and I’ve been trying to decide on a salad for it. This sounds great!
Thank you Lisa… Hope your weekend was a delicious one!
Grilled zucchini skewers are so lovely paired with this summery salad. Totally right up my alley.
Thank you Angie!
Hello! Looks really healthy and tasty too! I’ve got fresh corn so we’ll enjoy it in your recipe. Thank you, Viviane!
You are most welcome Donna! Thank you for stopping by… And Bon Appétit!
poking stuff onto skewers is so cool and always makes a dish more interesting and attractive. i am sure even people who don’t eat salads would dig into this one ;)
I love this light and fresh salad. I don’t buy Boston lettuce often enough. I really wish I had it today for lunch as we just got in from out of town with nothing in the house.
This is a gorgeous salad! Love the grilled zucchini…very creative!
I love your beautiful, healthy and colorful recipes, Viviane! This salad with zucchini skewers is just perfectly made. Thank you for sharing and have a lovely weekend!
This looks so simple and fresh. I think I’ll make some tonight!
Thank you so much El! Enjoy…
Hi Viviane, I just saw these on the Top 9. Looks fantastic and I love the grilled zucchini skewers, very clever. Lovely healthy salad.
Thank you so much Suzi… You are so sweet!
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